Twine holder



Nov. 30, 1937. o. N. TOMLINSO'N 2,100,989

TWINE HOLDER Filed Oct. 26, 1936 Q/V, 70/2272'ns022'.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 30, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TWINE HOLDER Obadiah N. Tomlinson, Howell, Ga.

Application October 26, 1936, Serial No. 107,719

2' Claims.

This inventionrelates to twine holders, and its general object is to provide a holder that is primarily designed to be carried on the person for use in tying up tobacco and for other like purposes, where it is desirable to have the twine in convenient reach of the user at all times, and the holder includes guiding and tensioning means for the twine, which of course facilitates and expedites the tying action.

Av further object of. the invention is to provide a twine holder of the character set forth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and extremely efficient in operation, use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in .20 the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

5 Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the twine holder which forms the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken through the tensioning device.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the tensioning device. I

Figure 5 is a View illustrating the inner side of a section of the tensioning device.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral I indicates a. container for the ball of twine or thread and which as shown is in the form of a can of cylindrical formation, with a cap or cover that may be frictionally secured to the body, or suitable fastening means may be employed for that purpose. In any event, in the form as shown, the body has a strap portion 3 secured thereto and the cap has a buckle attaching portion secured thereto, it being obvious that the buckle receives the strap portion, whereby the holder can be fastened to the arm of the user above the elbow, so that the twine will be in convenient reach of the user at all times.

The body of the container is provided with an opening within which is secured a flexible tube 5 that is preferably formed from a coil of wire as best shown in Figure 2, and the tube acts as a guiding means for the twine or thread for directing the same to the tensioning device which holds the twine or thread taut, to facilitate and expedite the tying action as will be apparent.

The tensioning device is of elongated substantially conical formation and includes a pair of sections 6 and 1,.the section 1 being provided with an inner solid portion 8 that has formed thereon a nipple 9, which is provided with a spiral groove, as best shown in Figure 4, for threadedly securing the tensioning device to the tube; The nipple 9% well as the solid portion 8 is provided with a bore ID for the passage of the twine or thread therethrough, andthe remaining portion of the section I is hollow, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

The section 6 is preferably solid and is hingedly 15 secured to the outer or apex end of the section 6, by a pin hinge II, and the opposite end of the section 6 is flat for fitting association with the shoulder provided by the solid portion 8, and is secured accordingly through the instrumentality of a spring latch l2 which is secured to the portion 8 and includes a tongue to, contact the sectionG, as best shown in Figure 4.

Disposed within the chamber provided by the hollow portion of the section 1 is a leaf spring [3 which has one end fixed to the wall of the hollow portion as at M and its opposite end is directed toward the solid portion 8. The spring I3 is provided with an intermediate oifset portion l5 to contact the fiat inner face of the section 6, and the portion of the face which is arranged in the path of the offset portion [5 is serrated as at I6, while the remaining portion of the face is provided with a groove l1 therein, extending longitudinally thereof, and through its outer end, as best shown in Figure 5.

The tension of the spring I3 is adjusted through the instrumentality of a set screw 3 which is threaded in the hollow portion of the section 1 and contacts the free end of the spring, as shown in Figure 2.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it is believed that it is obvious that the twine or thread is directed through the tube 5 and thence is passed through the bore II], for disposal within the tensioning device and between the serrated portion of the inner face of the section 6 and the offset portion l5 of the spring, and of course is then passed through the open lower end of the device, as will be apparent 50 upon inspection of Figure 2. It is further obvious that the twine or thread is disposed in the tensioning device, while the section 6 is in open position, and when the section is closed, it will bind the twine between the same and the spring I3, so that the twine will be held taut at all times during the use thereof. The tensioning device is capable of efficient operation with any size twine or thread, and the serrations or corrugations l6 hold the same against movement from between the face of the section 6 and the spring I3.

The section 6 is preferably provided with tongues l9 disposed longitudinally of the outer edges of the inner face thereof as best shown in Figure 3, to provide shoulders for receiving the corresponding edges of the section I, to prevent displacement of the sections with respect to each other.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the.

invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall'within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: I

1. A twine holder comprising a container, tubular flexible means secured to the container for the passage of the twine therethrough, tensioning means secured to the outer end of the tubular flexible means and including a pair of sections providing a body of elongated substantially conical formation, one of said sections being hollow, the other section being solid and hingedly secured to the first section, the solid section having a fiat serrated inner face, spring means in the hollow section and engageable with the serrated face to contact the twine to hold the latter under tension, and said body having a twine outlet at the apex end thereof.

2. A twine holder comprising a container, means for securing the container to the person of the user, tubularflexible means secured tothe container for the passage of the twine therethrough, tensioning means for the twine and secured to the outer end of the tubular flexible means, said tensioning means including a pair of sections shaped and cooperating with each other to provide an elongated substantially conical shaped body, one of said sections being hollow and the other solid, means for hingedly securing the sections at the apex end of the body, latching means for securing the sections together, said solid section having a flat inner face serrated for a portion of its length and grooved for the remaining portion to receive the twine, a leaf spring having one end secured within the hollow section and engageable with the serrated portion of the fiat face to contact the twine, means engageable with the free end of the spring for adjusting the tension thereof, and said body having a twine outlet at the apex end thereof.

OBADIAH N. TOMLINSON. 

